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LIFE PROCESSES
Living things
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Although all living things look different from
each other, they all have seven things in
common.
These seven things are called life processes.
processes.
Something is only alive if it does all seven
processes.
Looking at living things
THE SEVEN LIFE
PROCESSES
1
All living things
move
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Animals move their
whole bodies to get
from one place to
another.
Plants turn towards
the light and their
roots grow down
into the soil.
2
All living things
reproduce
Animals have babies.
3
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New plants grow
from seeds.
All living things
are sensitive
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All living things respond
to changes. Living things
notice changes in their
surroundings and react
to them.
them
Eg. Plants grow towards
the light.
Eg. People react to the
temperature around
them.
4
All living things
need nutrition
Food is used to provide energy.
Green plants make their own
food using sunlight.
5
Animals eat plants or other
animals.
animals
All living things
excrete
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Waste substances
must be removed
from the body.
Plants and animals
both need to get rid
of waste gas and
water.
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Plants and animals
use the oxygen in
the air to turn food
into energy.
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All living things
respire
7
All
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grow
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The seven life processes
Babies grow into
adults.
Seedlings grow into
plants.
Use the first letter from each
process to help you remember them.
Move
Reproduce
Sensitive
Nutrition
Excrete
Respire
Grow
1 Move
2 Reproduce
3 Sensitive
4 Nutrition
5 Excrete
6 Respire
7 Grow
This is MRS NERG !
Can you remember
what each of the
letters in her name
stand for ?
They spell MRS NERG
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Move
Reproduce
Sensitive
Nutrition
Excrete
p
Respire
Grow
Well done !
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